Golden Palm Civet

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Golden Palm Civet[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Paradoxurus
Species: P. zeylonensis
Binomial name
Paradoxurus zeylonensis
(Pallas, 1777)

The Golden Palm Civet (Paradoxurus zeylonensis) is a civet endemic to Sri Lanka. It is a smallish civet and has a coat that is a golden brown color. The hair on the back of its neck grows reverse grain, from the shoulders toward the head. It is poorly studied, but it is thought to feed on fruits, berries, insects, birds, frogs, and lizards.

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  1. ^ Wozencraft, W. C. (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 551. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Mustelid Specialist Group (1996). Paradoxurus zeylonensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-06-10.
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